“68 Guns” released as a single in the UK. Reaches #17 on UK charts, #106 on USA Hot 100.

Back in 1981, The Alarm was being hailed by some as the next Clash, but just as many were tagging the band as phony Clash poseurs. Ten years, and many ups and downs later, they’ve all but shed those labels and become just another intrepid rock’n’roll band from Wales. Which isn’t a bad thing, considering some of the overdubbed new wavish atrocities they released in the mid-to-late 80’s (a fact [read more]

7/25/1986: The Alarm, Radio One “Roadshow” (from Rhyl) Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

2/15/1988: The Alarm, De Montfort Hall, Leicester Summary Press Release Set List Included slow version of “The Deceiver”Band Comments Fan Comments